The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-26
The Advice OF Sea Captain TO
Ocean Tourists.
Not Aore than One In a Hundred
Rrjoy the Passage.
People Don't Know What TO Take
with Them ON q Trip.
mrs. Cleveland GraciousIy Accepts
the Preseut from the Bohe-
mians--s uccsssful Dypa-
mite Gum.
isrsciAL 70 rHs ArrsAL.i

TON, September 26.- Those who
are contemplating sea voyagr,
whether for pleasure or profit, aud
who have themselves had no prsc-
tical experience 70 guide them In
the selection Of articles d. or Necessary
for use on shipboard, will, perhaps,
find the following hints from an old
traveller OF service 10 them. They
we're impaired TO your correspondent
by the captain OF ono Of the White
Star steamers, which line has the rep.
utaiion Of being one oi the best, II not
the best, sh,at. Referring TO, the
transatlantic travel Of the present
season, he said. "rhere has been an
unprecedented rush 10 Europe this
summer by Americans. II bss been
calculated there were 100000 Ameri.
cans over there 90 tourists, but l am
con fident that that number will not
include them ell. Probably out OF all
that number not more than one In
hundred enj, Dyed their passage ever
and back, and Il 10 simply beoaute
they didn't know how TO travel con-.
iorlably. l, was no, due 30 much TO
the vessel In which they performed
their voyage as TO their lack OF accet.
sor 20 because the large Atlantic steam.
ers are really modes Of comfort,
lighted throue ehout with electric light,
end dlted with elegant saloon,
ladies' cabins and smoking rooms
on deck. Bat the msjorily
of people don't know what TO
take with them on eea trip. In the
first place, since TO those pero,ns
prone 10 setsiekneSs the deck Ia tue
b o, pace, q steamer chair Ia indls.
pensablu, They can be had veD
retsonably, and tie amount Of com.
fort to be derived from them smply
rSpsys the outlay. Then n supply II
rugs should bs taken. Even wien II
Is hottest on land Il Ia always cool IN
the OCEAN. and they VIII be fuud
very acceptable. Ia az ic'pal ioa oi
bad weather q waterproof hsould alec
be taken. Always wear your DIDO
clothes on shipboard, iir those ycu DO
wear will be bound TO ge. toilsd. A
tight hlting cap Of wooden or VIZ ted
which will not ealily blow of, aud a
pair Of canvas shoes With rubber eoles.
will materially assist In prod ucing the
comfort Of the wearer. Rubber soles
10 one'a ahoss awe o. o Eaod giip -.
the deck besides being watt rproof
should the deck be wet. A pair OF
old glovts may also bs worn
with advantage. There never has
yet besn found any remedy Tor
sessickn,sg, ard tho orly proyeutlye
10 ets,ilg on ahoIe. have q R'ways
recommended my passspgefe who
" Te nick 10 c1utinually keep some.
thing the stomach. That IN Co say,
Ai,sr they have bad sn A,tack q toa.
eicknete, IL thf m eat B1mething, how.
Ever liltls. A light hiscut or cracker
IN n good thug to niDbls or. II they
allow ih,ii stomach 10 umain imply,
a. the mex altick tho TrtchiTg and
etraining will come very pair fol,
Ard al G. their b * % ths' they will
with themselvfe any NhIe than on
board ths vessel. II they can stand
", a little brandy, = sp1o iul ~ n lime,
taken after an stack, viii be a elp 10
them. II they oeu't take biasdy, lot
them have no. q Wllsf with lime II
n. A reclining position 10 the iest,
aud by Ill means let them tay on
deck sa loi x ~ y n.ihe Whlla they
are ,iek, ile lees they 20 beloN the
be ter, aud when recover NJ, let them
abstain from all rich iolds naill the
e'omaGh 10 strong enough - r,tain u.
II those li'lle things gero more attend.
ed 10, or batter known, people would
derive n good deai more plsa-ure
from OCEAN travelling tta1 the mt ~.
iiy DO now"
tUocKssKUL DYNAMITE Gus.
Secretary Whitney 10 pleased with
the success OF tbs dynamite gun ex
pertinent. lie said yesterday: "The
experiment was most sucoessiul. See.
ing In believing, and | wish 10 sse
something actually done. 1 have
been incredulous, bat oonisss was
greatly Impressed with tho power Of
the eI plosion. The vessel was lifted
~ bodily and then went ont OF sight
Instantly. The resistance OF that tar.
get was evidently no measure of the
power ol the projsciils. II demon.
strated this-that they can lodgo dy.
nAmitB In desiruct We quantities. = mile
and y quarter Oh with considerable
accuracy, and II 10 q matter
II detail merely 10 increase
the range Of the gun and the quantity
OF the explosive 30 a. 10 rem or Il
capable ol destroying the ttfoogesl
ifonclAds. II avoids the present con-
tsst between toTpedoea and msohine
guns. The methods row employed
Tor usiDg high explosives is In tor.
pedoes. Tofpodoes are met with ma.
chine guns and steel nstilDgs placed
atoit ships, but this pneumatlc gun
Ia a new method a attack. Taxing
iis range ind the line OF n ght II the
projeoliie, II 10 d fli-ult 10 say how II
can be met. For cost defense II
teens b. bo tbs m-si important afm
yet invsnitd. Ils ustfnlnets ON shipa
u yet 20 he established, but ia i'm
porianoe generally IN naval waifrs ~
an arm cannot b. ovtrettimatod."
HRl. oLlvELAED ACCEPTS
Great jly l. m ,niietled amopg ihs
Bot emisfs Of Chicago. soms tins
tlooa a Bohem a. paper Of Cleveland,
Ohi', Dennos Nov0vs ker, announced
tha NJ Cleveland had dfclinsd q
accept toe prcfent which the Bohe.
mar 'urnsn we're going 10 make hor.
T. n Mondsy ihe magnificent giit wis
feat 10 Washl1gioN. 1hs lev days hst
VI ip6ed tiLce ihen smed yeas 10
every n hemIan ci sen Of Ohicig1,
every one oi whom awaited imps'
n nly q repy from tbs Pf,sId n'a
vile. Finally last Saturday si.frun1n
no reply cane 10 d. Pa'sfa Ms
Oltyea De letter 10 ads ~ fill7Wf!
"Olrvitw. wAaHfslrix, y. OIL
boptsmptf a, lsa'
"Mssars, Y, J, Patsra, Ctas. ttuiix and
Joseph fo,tnsf, Commitlss, stot
"GEETLtnEs-I beg You viii convey
10 the members Of the Bohemian
Gymnastlc Association Of America
my sincere thanks Tor their beautiful